A WREXHAM man who kicked off at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital and urinated on computer equipment has been fined.

Matthew Brian Hoare, 28, of Erddig Road, had been taken into custody by the police after they were called to his home in November 15 last year.

Officers found him drunk on the floor at the shared accommodation, but because of the level of his intoxication, he was taken from custody to hospital.

He admitted to two charges of using threatening behaviour or language and causing criminal damage.

Rhian Jones, prosecuting, told Mold Magistrates Court, how Hoare had initially been arrested for fears of him breaching the peace but he had become abusive to officers on route to the hospital. After he arrived, he had to be placed into a wheelchair and restrained by three officers, shouting abuse in front of members of the public at the entrance.

He was described as “thrashing” around at the officers and once inside, began to cause a scene, which resulted in patients at the hospital moving away from him.

Due to his behaviour, police officers de-arrested him and shortly after they left, he was observed on CCTV entering a nursing practitioners room.

After then being seen leaving the room, minus his shoes and socks, staff entered the facility to find he had urinated all over the floor, and on vital equipment, such as keyboards, telephones and a printer.

Ms Jones went on to say how the room had to be put out of use while it was thoroughly cleaned, which cost the hospital some £972.

When interviewed by the police in relation the matters, he told officers he had no recollection of urinating, had been drinking vodka at home and his mind was in “another place”.

Hoare had been made subject of a 12 month community order in June last year after pleading guilty to assaulting an emergency worker, but according to the Probation service, had completed all the requirements attached to it without any problems.

Nick Cross, defending, said his client had been in an extremely distressed condition at the time he committed the offences.

He had just found out his grandfather was seriously ill at the time, which had caused him to act in the way he did, saying he was thoroughly ashamed of his actions.

Hoare ended up being sectioned and spending 20 hours in a mental health facility.

Mr Cross added how his client had now stopped drinking and was taking medication and although his grandfather was now on an end of life package at home was able to deal with his feelings better than he had done at the time.

He was ordered to pay compensation of £972 and fined £230 and £340 for the two charges.

He must also pay costs of £85 and a surcharge of £30.